Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Summary

Join Veza's Graph team as a passionate Senior Software Engineer and play a key role in designing, improving, and maintaining the scalable code behind the Veza Access Graph. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape future products and deliver exceptional identity and access management experiences. Contribute to the growth of a high-impact startup while working on cutting-edge technologies. Develop, maintain, and scale Graph features to support customer intelligence. Drive performance, scalability, and reliability of backend services and APIs. Collaborate with product managers and security experts to build product features. Continuously optimize work through code reviews and testing. Implement logging and monitoring capabilities. Stay current with industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation.

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience (minimum 5+ years) in professional backend software development with a focus on data modeling, data management, identity, security, or related areas
• A history with the development of databases, storage layers, query engines or adjacent tooling
• Experience with complex relational data models in OLAP systems and/or graph database systems such as Neo4j
• Deep knowledge of relational algebra and graph algorithms
• A familiarity with caching mechanisms and distributed systems
• A proven ability to develop and test code in one or more modern backend programming languages such as Golang or Kotlin
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs in microservice architectures
• An excellent problem-solver with high attention to detail
• Someone who can work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• A strong communicator with the ability to relate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A mentor who helps others become the best versions of themselves
• A pleasure to work with!

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and scale Graph features to directly and indirectly support actionable customer intelligence across various products
• Drive the performance, scalability, and reliability of the backend services and APIs for our platform
• Collaborate with product managers, other software engineers, and security experts to build product features that meet business objectives and security standards
• Continuously optimize and improve your work through code and design reviews, testing, and refactoring
• Implement logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities to ensure visibility and compliance with regulatory requirements and operational health metrics
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies across different fields and leverage them to drive innovation and improve our platform

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus

Benefits

• Your base pay is one part of your total compensation package
• This position is also eligible for equity and a competitive benefits package